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The Maine Central Railroad 

IS THE 

OREAT RAILROAD THOROUGHFARE OF THE STATE, 

And extends from Portland to and beyond Bangor, to the Boundary line 

between Maine and New Brunswick, uniting therefore 

the railroads of the United States and 

the Maritime Provinces. 



The Main Lines and numerous Branches of this Road, with its immediate con- 
nections, REACH EVERY PART OF THE STATE ; the most important branch 
— that from Bangor to Bar Harbor — having been completed in 1884, so that this is the 

Only All-Rail Route to Mount Desert. 

Time of Express Train between Boston and Bar Harbor, lOJ^ hours. 
Nor is this famous resort the only one to which this Road leads, as it is also the 
route to be taken for 

MOOSEHEAD AND THE RANGELEY LAKES, 

AND ALL OF THE 

^N^oted Hunting* and Fishing- Resorts 

Of MAINE and NEW BRUNSWICK, as well as to BOOTHBAY, CAMDEN, 
NORTHPORT, and numerous other points along the sea-coast and in the interior, 
which, with their invigorating atmosphere, are drawing increased numbers of visitors 
each year. 

The completion of the bridge across the St. John River at St. John renders through 
cars between Boston and Halifax a possibility. 



The Portland, Bangor, Mt. Desert & Machias Steamboat Go. 

IS ALSO UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT. 

Steamers leave Portland TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS at 11.00 p.m., or on arrival 
of express train from Boston, for Rockland, Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick:, Sol'th- 
WEST and Bar Harbors, Millbridge, Joneshort and Machiasport, or passengers for 
the last three named points can take train to' Bar Harbor and connect with steamer 
there. 

RETURNING, leave Machiasport and Bar Harbor MONDAYS and THURS- 
DAYS, via all landings. 

Those desiring to get rid of threatened epidemics this summer will find more 
delightful places in Maine than in any other part of the whole country. 

Through cars run from Boston via Boston & Maine R.R., Eastern and Western 
Divisions, and tickets and information can be obtained at their depot and city offices, 
as well as all Maine Central and principal offices throughout the country. 

F. E. BOOTHBY, PAYSON TUCKER, 

General Passenger Agent. General Manager. 






AND 



Mount Besert Island 



'An island full of hills and dells k^- 
All runiph'd and uneven." \ 

' The gray and Umnder-smiticn pile 
Which marks afar the Desert Isle." 




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PRESS OF LIBERTY PRINTING COMPANV, 
107 Liberty Street, New York. 



PREFACE. 



3^0 T 7nnch of the history of Mount Desert is contained in 
the following pages. To relate the story of this won- 
derful Island and its people would require a large zwlume. 
Nor is it claimed that much is contained here which has not 
already appeared in some other form. The purpose of these 
few pages is to give, in a brief and concise form, a descrip- 
tion of some of the more interesting places found here, to 
describe briefly the physical features of the Island, its bold and 
rock-bound shores, its coves, harbors and bays, its mysterious 
caverns, its wonderful mountaifis, its highland po?ids and lakes, 
its curious geological formation, and, in addition, to give a 
feiv of the more salient points in its civil histo?y, and the 
marvelous growth of Bar Harbor and vicinity as a summer 
resort. It is hoped that the matter is presented in a form 
that will be found intelligible, and that the nu?nerous ques- 
tions which are sure to be asked by those who co?itemplate 
visiting Bar Harbor, or those who do visit it for the first 
time, are here satisfactorily answered. 

W. B. L. 



Augusta, 1886. 






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F all the numerous nooks and corners on the 
North Atlantic coast which have become fam- 
ous as seaside resorts, there is none whose 
growth has been more rapid than that of Bar 
Harbor. Less than a score of years ago it 
was unknown to the great world of pleasure 
M^jt:^ seekers. True, it had been visited by a few 

,4^^ artists, who had found their way across from Southwest 
f^^ Harbor by way of Somes' Sound, and who, attracted by 
[its marvelous scenery, had remained here for the purpose 
of transferring some of its unique views to canvas. It 
was through these views that the scenery along this wild and 
rock-bound coast, became somewhat familiar to the dwellers in 
the great cities, and turned the tide of summer travel in this direction. 
There was a little hamlet here prior to 1867, and Tobias Roberts had a 
boat landing and kept a little store for the convenience of the few 
straggling settlers on this side of the island. Since that time the de- 
velopment and growth of the place has been almost phenomenal, and 
in the brief space of eighteen years, it has become one of the most 
popular summer resorts on the entire coast, rivalling such old established 
places as Newport, Nahant and Long Branch. 

In 1866, Capt. Charles Deering began running the steamer " City of 
Richmond " from Portland to Machiasport, touching at Rockland, Cas- 
tine, Deer Isle and Southwest Harbor. He had previously, and as early 
as 1854, commanded the steamer " T. F. Secor," which plied between 
Bangor and Machiasport. The popular demand for a more direct com- 
munication to Bar Harbor was responded to by the erection of a con- 
venient wharf, and in 186S Capt. Deering commenced touching at 
this point. This wharf was built by Tobias Roberts, assisted by Capt. 
Deering, and the steamer " Lewiston" was the first boat to make regular 
trips to Bar Harbor. 

The wharf was subsequently purchased by the Eastern Railroad 
Company, and greatly enlarged; it is the principal wharf there at the 



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present time. Roberts erected a small hotel, the Agamont House, and 
the first in the place, in 1867. The steamers " Lewiston " and " City of 
Richmond" are owned and run by the Portland, Bangor, Mount Desert 
and Machias Steamboat Company, although in 1884, the line, including all 
other property of the corporation, was purchased by the Maine Central 
Railroad Company, who now operate it under the old name and as a 
separate company. 

Bar Harbor took its name from the fact that at low water a bar is 
exposed between this island and Bar Island, sometimes called Rodick's 
Island. With improved facilities for reaching here the influx of visitors 
rapidly increased, and hotel accommodations were correspondingly 
enlarged. The nucleus of the present Rodick House was built in 1867, 
by Daniel Rodick, formerly of Rodick's Island, where his ancestor 
settled prior to 1776. In 1870. 1875, and in 1882, this house was 
enlarged, until its present capacity is six hundred or more guests. The 
Bay View House was built in 1869, and after being enlarged several times, 
was changed to the Grand Central. The Atlantic House was built in 1870, 
burned and re-built larger in 1873; the Newport was built in 1871, the 
St. Sauveur was re-built after having been burned, in 1872, the Rockaway 
in 1873, the Marlborough, formerly the Deering, about the same time, the 
Ocean House in 1874, the Belmont in 1879, and the West End a little later. 
Then there are the Des Isle, the Malvern, the Lynam Cottages, several 
oiher smaller houses and more to be built whenever they shall be needed. 
The following table shows approximately the number of the larger 
hotels, their capacity and the names of proprietors: 



Rodick, 


D. Rodick & Sons, 


600 


West End, - 


- 0. M. Shaw & Son, 


300 


Rockaway, 


T. L. Roberts, 


100 


Newport, 


- W. M. Roberts, 


100 


Marlborough, - 


Charles Higgins, 


100 


Atlantic, - 


E. T. Hamor, 


roo 


Ocean, 


Samuel Higgins, 


40 


Grand Central, 


R. Hamor & Sons, 


350 


Hotel Des Isle, 


A, I. Saunders, 


75 


Lynam Cottages, - 


J. S. Lynam, 


100 


Belmont, 


J. C. Manchester, 


75 


Lookout, - 


- S. S. Salisbury, 


40 


St. Sauveur, 


Alley Brothers, 


175 


Malvern, - 


De Grasse Fox, 


— 


Hamilton, 


G. W. Hamilton, 


40 


Exchange, 


W. C. Higgins, 


40 


Birch Tree, 


J. A. Rodick, 


50 


Wayside, 


Mrs. R. G. Higgins, 


35 



All these hotels are pleasantly located, and with special reference to 
sea and harbor views,.and besides these hotels there are nearly seventy- 
five cottages rented to visitors. 

The first cottage erected as a summer residence was built on Hardy's 
Point, by Alpheus Hardy of Boston, in 1867, and this is still standing. 
Since that time a large number of elegant cottages have been built, broad 
streets and avenues have been laid out and constructed, elegant resi- 
dences have been built upon the cliffs and bluffs, and the landscape which 
twenty years ago was a barren waste, and almost worthless, has been 
transformed into a large and beautiful village. Land has advanced in 
price a thousand fold, and choice building lots will command almost any 
sum asked. The following list comprises the names of the streets, and 
most of the cottages at Bar Harbor and vicinity, with names of the 
owners or occupants during the season of 1885, although the list is by no 
means complete: 

ALBERT A VENUE. 
A. Higgins' Cottage, - - Parke Goodwin, New York. 

A. Higgins' Cottage, - - - Charles Payson, Washington, D. C. 

A TLA N TIC A VENUE. 

Brewer Cottage, - - - H. La Barre Jayne, Philadelphia. 

- Dr. Horace Jayne, Philadelphia. 

John Suminsby Cottage, - - Miss Weidenfeld, New York. 

Tripp Cottage, - . _ - Miss E. C. White, Philadelphia. 

Thurber Cottage, - - - Dr. S. M. Miller, Philadelphia. 



BIRCH POINT AND THE BA V SHORE. 



Ambrose Higgins' Cottage, 
Birch Point, _ _ . 
Baltimore Cottages, 
Derby Cottage, 
Dove Cottage, 
Dillingham Cottage, - 
Edgemere, _ . _ 
Fernierest, - - - 

Grant Cottage, 
Jones Cottage, - - - 
Minot Cottage, 
Weld Cottage, - - - 
Weld Cottage, 



- Miss Buchanan, 

Alpheus Hardy, Boston. 

- Miss Buchanan, 

Dr. Haskett Derby, Boston. 

- W. P. Walley, Andover, Mass. 
F. A. Wilson, Bangor, Me. 

- T. B. Musgrave, New York. 
Wm. F. Cochran, Yonkers, N. Y. 

- H. A. Grant, Tarry town, N. Y. 
F, R. Jones, New York. 

- George R. Minot, 

Rev. F. G. Peabody, Camb'ge, Mass. 

- Mrs. F. M. Field, Boston, Mass. 



COTTAGE STREET. 



Andrew Rodick Cottage, 
Andrew Rodick Cottage, 



J. M. P. Price, Camden, N. J. 

Mrs. William Stroud, Philadelphia. 



Aunt Charlotte's Cottage, 
Longstreth Cottage, 
Mrs. Stubb's Cottage, 



Manchester Cottage, 
Rodick Cottage, No. i, 
Salisbury Cottage, 



Mrs. Henry Armltt Brown, Phila. 
Dr. Morris Longstreth, " 

Dr. John G. Curtis, New York. 

Mrs. G. R. Davis, New York. 

Mr. Lindsey Bury, Mandarin, Fla. 
Mr. Robert Neilson, Philadelphia. 
Mrs. James P. Chadwick, Boston. 
Thomas Janney, Baltimore. 

John B. Morris, 
Mrs. H. Winter Davis, " 



Cleftstone, 
Mizzentop, 
Mizzentop, 



CLEFTSTONE ROAD. 

Isaac W. How, 



J. Arthur Beebe, 
Mrs. W. D. Peachy, 



New York. 

Boston. 

Washington. 



Anderson Cottage, 
Des Isle Cottage, 
S. H. Leland Cotti 



DES ISLE AVENUE. 



Mrs. Clymer New York. 

Col. Royal], Washington. 

Capt. G. M. Wheeler, Washington. 



Baymeath, 
Edenfield, 
Sonogee, 
Sonogee, 



DUCK BROOK. 



John De Koven, 
Samuel E. Lyon, 
Mrs. D. H. Haight, 
Mrs. D. K. Granger, 



Chicago. 
New York. 



Homewood, 
Lookout, 
Stanton Cottage, 
The Knoll, -^ 



EAGLE LAJyE ROAD. 



Mrs. John Saunders, Philadelphia. 
Mr. Robinson, Philadelphia. 

Mrs. Stanton, Washington, D.C. 
Mrs. Wilkins, Philadelphia. 



EDEN S TREE T A ND VICINIT Y. 



Bagatelle, 

Brigham Bungalow, 
Clovercroft, 
Eddy Cottage, 
Fox Cottage, 
Lombard Cottage, 
Villa Mary, 
Witch Clyffe, 



Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Pendleton, 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Wm. T. Brigham. 
Mrs. George Place, New York. 

James Eddy, Providence, R. I. 

De Grasse Fox, Philadelphia. 

The Misses Lombard, Boston. 

Rev. F. H. Johnson, Philadelphia. 
Mrs. F. C. Manning, Boston. 



Highbrook, 
Mossley Hall, 



Barron Cottage, 
Wyandotte, - 
Devilstone, 
Devilstone, - 



HIGH BROOK ROAD. 

Mrs. James Leeds, 
- W. B. Howard, 



Boston. 
Chicago. 



HA NCO C ^K S TREE T. 

Mrs. C.Morton Smith, Philadelphia. 

- Mr. J. Biddle Porter, Philadelphia. 

Geo.W.Vanderbilt and family, N.Y. 

■ - - Wm. H. Vanderbilt, New York. 



HOLLAND AVENUE. 

A. Higgins' Cottage, - - Mr. Ryerson, Chicago, 111. 

Ansel Leland Cottage, - - Mrs. R. L. Fabian, New York. 

Eri Bunker Cottage, - - Mrs. H. C. Beach, New York. 

Ells Cottage, . . . . Dr. Hutchinson, Philadelphia. 



Richardson Cottage, 
Kebo Cottage, 



KE/W STREET. 

Mrs. John Whitaker, St. Louis, Mo. 

- Mrs. J. W. Minturn, New York. 
J. Lawrence Aspinwall, " 

- Hamilton L. Hoppin, " 



MO UN T DE SER T S TRE ETA ND VICINI T Y. 



Cunningham Cottage, 
Curtis Cottage, 
Ledge Lawn, 
Muller Cottage, - 
Orlando Ash Cottage, 
Parker Cottage, - 
Primrose " 
Shingle " 
The Craigs, 
The Eyrie, - 



Miss L. Delafield, New York. 

Prof. Geo. Harris, "Andover, Mass. 
Miss M. C. Shannon, Newton, Mass. 
Mr. Robbins, New York. 

Mr. James P. Scott, Philadelphia. 
Mrs. Edward Gardiner, Boston. 

Mrs. A. J. Pendleton, Philadelphia. 
Rev. William Lawrence, Boston. 
Mr. James S. Amory, Boston. 

Dr. Robert Amory, Brookline, Mass. 



MAIN STREET. 
Brewer Cottage, - - - Mrs. Daniel Wetmore, New York. 
H. Higgins' Cottage, - - - Mrs. M. G. Evans, New York. 

Mrs. M. L Higgins' Cottage, - M.rs. R. Snowden Andrews, Baltim'e. 



Toppingwold, 
Thirlstane, 



MALDEN HLLL. 

- F. W. Lawrence, Brookline, Mass. 
Mrs. R. B. Scott, Washington, D. C. 



Aldersea, 
Watersmeet. 



OGDEN POINT AND VICINITY. 

Edward Coles, 
Mrs. G. M. Ogden, 



Philadelphia, 
New York. 



Cristie Cottage. 
Hale Cottage, 



sen 00 1 STREET. 

- Charles Dennison, New York. 



SCHOONER HEAD. 

George S. Hale, 



Boston. 



Carey Cottage, 

Geo. Higgins' Cottage, 

L. Higgins' 

L. Higgins' 

Ocean 

Stephen Higgins' Cottage, 

Yellow House, 



THE EI ELD. 

- Prof. H. N. Martin, Haltimore. 
J. P. Norris, New York. 

- Dr. Wm. Todd Helmuth, 
Lieut. VV. P. Edgarton, 

- Mrs. Crehore, Boston. 
Mrs. Van Buren, New York. 

- Mrs. T. C. A. Linzee, Boston. 



Guy's Cliff, 
Beau Desert, 



WOODLWRY PARK. 

E. C. Cushman, 
- W. S. Gurnee, 



Newport, R. I. 
New York. 



It will be noticed that among those who have either owned or occu- 
pied cottages here are some of the most distinguished men of the 
country. The Vanderbilts, the Ogdens, the Musgraves, the Howards, 
the Amorys, the Sears, and the Harrises are well known in financial 
circles; Bishop Doane of New York and President Eliot of Harvard 
College have cottages on this island, and Hon. James G. Blaine has pur- 
chased a lot, and will have Stanwood Cottage ready for occupancy early 
this summer. Some of these cottages cost not less than $100,000 
each, and a large sum of money has been put into these temporary 
dwellings. 

Since the opening of the Mount Desert Branch of the Maine Central 
Railroad, a new impulse has been given to the travel in this direction, 
and the number of visitors to Bar Harbor has more than quadrupled 
within the last two years, and is yearly increasing. 

Bar Harbor as a summer resort, owes its popularity to its pure 
bracing air, its romantic and extended driveways, its enchanting ocean 
views and its grand mountain scenery. The cool currents from the 
Arctic seas reach these shores, modifying the temperature so that the heat 
rarely, if ever, becomes oppressive. Eagle Lake, embosomed among 
the mountains, and fed by crystal streams and bubbling springs, supplies 



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the village with the purest of water; this lake is 275 feet above the sea- 
level, and a jet of water from any of the numerous hydrants can be 
thrown to a perpendicular height of more than seventy-five feet. This 
affords ample protection against fire, a matter of no small consideration 
where the large hotels and most of the other buildings are constructed 
of wood. 




EAGLE LAKE. 



Main Street is largely devoted to s.ores and shops, and groceries, dry 
and fancy goods, boots and shoes, and clothing can be purchased here at 
as low a price as they can in Bangor or Portland. Electric light has been 
mtroduced and all other modern improvements have been made. A first- 
Class weekly paper, the Mount Desert Herald, is published by JosephWood. 



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HOW TO REACH BAR HARBOR. 

No longer as in days gone by, is the visitor obliged to cross the 
Island from Southwest Harbor by the circuitous route, through Somes- 
ville nor, as later, to depend upon a single line of steamers, making the 
trip two or three times a week, to reach Bar Harbor, for since 1884, 
there is an all-rail route to within eight miles of Bar Harbor wharf, and 
safe ferry boats always in waiting to convey passengers across the inter- 
vening space, known as Frenchman's Bay. The Mount Desert Branch of 
the Maine Central Railroad is forty-two miles in length. Crossing the 
Penobscot river at Bangor,it passes through the towns of Brewer, Holden, 
Dedham, Ellsworth and Hancock to the terminus at Hancock Point. 
The most remarkable feature along this route is an immense train of 
boulders which the road crosses diagonally, entering it in the town of 
Holden and leaving it near Reed's Upper Pond in Dedham. From the 
car windows these piles of boulders can be seen, varying in weight from 
a few pounds to hundreds of tons, and crowded together so as to 
obstruct all vegetation, and resembling a huge dilapidated stone wall. 
At some points immense blocks of granite are so evenly poised as almost 
to threaten the safety of the railroad track. None of these rocks are in 
place, but their appearance here is unquestionably the result of glacial 
action. They constitute an ancient moraine whose general direction is 
from Northeast to Southwest. It begins from the point where the 
railway crosses it, toward Moosehead Lake, and terminates in a gravelly 
deposit in the town of Orland. Ellsworth Falls is a thriving village 
where power is obtained from Union river and a large lumber business 
is carried on, and Ellsworth, the next station, is a beautiful little city 
situated at the head of navigation on the same river. Hancock Village 
with its neat white cottages is soon passed, and the next and last station 
is Mount Desert Ferry, situated on the easterly side of Frenchman's Bay. 
During the past season Bangor parties have erected an elegant hotel 
at this point which will doubtless become a popular resort. It is built 
upon a bluff near the railway station, and rightly named "the Bluffs," 
has delightful surroundings, and a fine view of the bay. Here the pas- 
sengers leave the cars, embark on board the commodious ferry boat 
which, with steam up, is waiting, and after half an hour's sail, in- 
haling the cooling and refreshing breeze from the open sea, the bay is 
crossed and Bar Flarbor is reached, Passengers can leave Boston in 
elegant palace cars at nine o'clock in the morning and before eight the 
same evening they can be at their hotel or cottage at Bar Harbor. Or 
they can leave Boston at seven o'clock in the evening by sleeping cars, 
arrive in Bangor at five-thirty the following morning and at Bar Har- 
bor at eight-thirty. The day train during the excursion season is a fast 




MOUNT DESERT FROM "THE BLUFFS." MOUNT DESERT FERRY. 



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express, and makes the distance between Boston and Bangor, including 
all stops in less than eight hours. 

Persons preferring the water route can take the steamers " City of 
Richmond " or 'Lewiston" at Portland, which make the round trip 
between Portland and Machiasport twice a week, stopping at ]>ar Harbor 
and all places of importance along the coast. This route has the advan- 
tage of enabling one to view the grand scenery which is unfolded from 
every side from the time Rockland is left until Bar Harbor is reached. 

PLACES HISTORIC AND PICTURESQUE. 

Many of the summer residents at Bar Harbor content themselves 
with remaining in the vicinity of the village, and spend the whole season, 
and season after season without visiting other points of interest, while 
others do not like to settle down to the quiet of cottage life until all the 
mysteries of the Island have been explored. To such as enjoy visiting 
the outlying nooks and corners, there is every facility for doing so. The 
roads are magnificent, the gravelly soil of the Island being the best of 
material for making them. Large sums of money have been expended 
in road-making, and they are everywhere excellent. Then there are 
always teams in waiting, buck-boards, cutaways and carryalls, with one 
or two horses as may be desired, and the cupidity of the owner is held 
in check by municipal authority, the price per diem to each point to be 
visited being established and a printed list furnished to those desiring it. 

GREEN MOUNTAIN. 

The first point of interest is Green Mountain, the highest point on 
the Island. Some ambitious persons make the ascent on foot, and that 
can best be done by way of the ruins of the old mill near the foot of 
Mount Kebo, and then by way of the ravine that separates Green from 
Dry Mountain. But by far the largest number prefer to go by the regular 
conveyance furnished by the Green Mountain Railway which is by car- 
riage to Eagle Lake, thence by steamer up the lake to the base, then by 
railway to the summit. This gives variety to the trip which is a most 
enjoyable one. A clear bright morning should be selected for this excur- 
sion, when objects can be seen at a great distance. The railway itself is 
a marvel of engineering skill, the entire length of the road being six 
thousand three hundred feet, and the grade averaging one loot to every 
four feet passed over. There is a good hotel at the summit which will 
accommodate about thirty guests. 

The view from Green Mountain, on a clear morning, is one never 
to be forgotten. The coast line with its many sinuosities, the numerous 
smaller islands scattered here and there, Mount Desert spread out like a 
map and the inland landscape with its diversity of views, all go to make 



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up a succession of the grandest pictures imaginable. One familiar with 
the history and legends of this wonderful Island, as he stands upon this 
rocky eminence and glances over its sea cradled islands, its sun-bur- 
nished creeks, its mountain lakes and its alp-like ravines, may easily 
imagine that a savage is about to emerge from some glen, or to see 
lying at anchor, the rude shallop of two hundred years ago; or still 
stranger to behold some wanderer from across the sea in the habiliment 
of his time, with steeple hat, peaked beard, slashed doublet and sword 
by his side, climbing the sea-wall to seek his rude cabin on the shore. 

SCHOONER HEAD. 

There is a legend that in the war of 1812 a British frigate ran 
towards the shore at this point and opened fire upon what was supposed 
to be a schooner, but which was simply a white formation on a dark 
ground. Schooner Head is four miles from Bar Harbor, the road being 
the one nearest the easterly side of the Island. It is a spur of New- 
port Mountain, and appears as a bare almost perpendicular headland, 
about a hundred feet high, on the eastern face of which is still to be 
seen the large white figure which, out at sea, looks like a schooner with 
her three lower sails set. In the top of the cliff, at the left, is a deep cleft, 
with a passage at its bottom worn through the rock to low water mark, 
through which, during a severe southerly storm, the surf passes upward 
with a rush and roar, and is driven with great force above the tops 
of the trees. This is known as " Spouting Horn." Across a little cove, 
toward the south, is Anemone Cave, a wonderful grotto where each suc- 
ceeding tide deposits strange creatures from the sea, including the 
polyp, known as the sea anemone, which remain stranded among rock- 
weed and mosses, when the water recedes. 

GREAT HEAD. 

A little farther westward is Great Head which shelters the only 
beach on the Island and a very small one at that. Great Head is a 
prominent object when passing from Bar Harbor to Southwest Harbor 
by water. " No description can do justice to its savage grandeur. It is 
not to its height alone that it owes its impressiveness, but to the peculiar 
massiveness of the rocks, the overhanging of the whole cliff, and the 
never-ceasing beat and roar of the waves below." 

OTTER CLIFFS. 

The drive from Bar Harbor to the Otter Cliffs is five miles, and 
the road, nearly parallel with that to Schooner Head, is through the 
deep narrow gorge between Newport and Dry Mountains. There is a 
little hamlet and a red granite quarry on the left side of Otter Creek, and 



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passing these, Mr. Robert Young has closed up the way by a gate, and 
contends for his right of eminent domain by demanding ten cents for the 
right to cross his premises to the Cliffs. Otter Creek Point is the south- 
eastern extremity of the Island, and when seen from the eastward, 
appears as a thickly wooded neck of land arising to a height of about 
two hundred feet, with a precipitous face over one hundred feet high on 
its eastern side, which are the "Cliffs." To the north of this point 




about a mile is a wooded eminence 
five hundred feet high called Otter 
Peak. This is a delightful drive 
and can be accomplished in a short 
half day. 

HULL'S COVE. 

This is a large indentation on 
the eastern face of the Island about 
three -eighths of a mile wide and 
situated some four miles north of 
Bar Harbor. There is an old settle- 
ment here, and a small unfinished 
vessel was upon the stocks at the 
time of our visit. An anchorage 
for small vessels is afforded here, 
but the place is not of much account, 
engaged in fishing, but little of this business is carried on here now. A 
large mansion house here, erected many years ago by the Hamor family, 
is constructed of brick burned in the vicinity. It was at Hull's Cove 
that the French grantees of the Island lived, and here Madame Theresa 
Gregoire, grand-daughter of Cadillac the grantee, died in 1810. Her 
husband had previously deceased and after her death, the family re- 
turned to France. 




EN ROUTE TO THE CLIFFS. 



The early settlers were mostly 



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THE OVENS. 

From Hull's Cove to Sand's Point, which is the northeastern ex- 
tremity of Mount Desert Island, the shore curves gradually around to 
the northward and thence to the northwestward, forming a large head- 
land or cape, about a mile and three-quarters in diameter, the height 
varying from eighty to two hundred and twenty feet. Near Sand's 




THE OVENS. 



Point and just to the south of it are bold perpendicular rocky cliffs, 
with numerous caves in the eastern face called the "Ovens." When 
the tide is out a pebbly beach is found at the foot of the cliffs nearly a 
hundred feet wide, along which are the entrances to these shallow caves, 
which by the action of the water appear in every variety of form. At 
one point, a column is left standing which seems to aid in supporting 



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the huge overhanging cliff. The pebbles on the beach are formed by the 
action of the waves, from the fragments of rock torn from the face of 
the cliff, and are found incurious forms and shapes. These Ovens are 
visited by large numbers, but the tide-table should be carefully consulted 
before visiting them, as in high water, the Ovens are full and 
inaccessible. 

SALISBURY COVE. 

From Sand's Point almost due west, and some two or three miles 
distant, is Salisbury Cove, so named from an early settler here. This is 
the harbor of the town of Eden, and has an anchorage for vessels of 
large draught. There is a town-house here, and the citizens of Bar 
Harbor and other parts of the town of Eden are obliged to come here to 
exercise the right of suffrage. It is a pleasant place and one of the best 
farming localities on the Island. Upon the head-stones at the little cem- 
etery near the town-house are found the names of John Ebenezer and 
Nathan Salisbury, Abner Young, Capt. Isaac Hopkins, Nicholas Rich- 
ardson and Johnathan Doane; also Cousins, Harden, Liscomb and others, 
showing who were the pioneer settlers of this region. The return is 
most of the way by a road recently built. 

TWENTY-TWO MILE DRIVE. 

What is known as the twenty-two mile drive will occupy a good 
half day when saving of time is an object, but to do full justice to all the 
points of interest, it should occupy an entire day. Leaving Bar Harbor 
and travelling westward. Eagle point is the first point of interest, but 
this has already been spoken of in connection with the Green Mountain 
Railway. Leaving this at the left, the road soon bears to the right, 
toward the head of Somes' Sound. Along this road a fine view of Eagle 
Lake, Green Mountain, and the railway up its rugged side, can he had. 
By going a little out of the way around the head of Somes' Sound, the 
beautiful village of Somes ville is reached. Here was where Abraham 
Somes, Jr., settled in 1762 and where his posterity for four generations 
have lived or still live. An account of this settlement will appear further 
along. Returning around the head of the Sound, the road leads down 
by its easterly side between Brown's and Hadlock's Mountains, by Had- 
lock's Pond, through beautiful stretches of woodland to 

NORTHEAST HARBOR, 

The entrance to which is five-eighths of a mile from Gilpatrick's 
Point. There are good hotels here — the Kimball House, Revere Hotel, 
Harbor Cottage and Robert's House — and near is Bishop Doane's cottage 
and chapel and President Eliot's cottage. The shores of the harbor are 
mostly and thickly wooded, and at the eastern point of entrance is a 



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white sand beach, where it joins the higher lands. The cottages referred 
to are situated on high and commanding ground overlooking the harbor 
and having a distant view of the open sea. It has been supposed by 
some that Northeast Harbor was the place where the early Jesuit mis- 
sion was established, but the description of the place given in Biard's 
Journal in no respect corresponds with it. 

SEAL HARBOR. 

Leaving Northeast Harbor we are on the home stretch and the next 
point of interest is Seal Harbor, the road leading first southerly and then 
easterly and passing between Bracy's Cove and the foot of Long Pond, 
while seaward is seen Bear Island with its light-house and Sutton's 
Island. Near Long Pond Post Office, a road branches to the left, lead- 
ing by the "Triads" to Jordan's Pond which is situated at the western 
base of Pemetic Mountain. Seal Cove is situated a mile and a half to the 
westward of Otter Creek, is ledgy and has only from two to three 
fathoms of water. There are low islets at its mouth and a few houses 
on its shores, the owners of which are engaged more or less in fishing. 
Summer residents have already begun to gather at the Sea Petite and 
other Hotels, and like all other points around the Island, it has attractions 
peculiar to itself. From here the road leads by the Clefts to the head of 
Otter Creek, and a cross the line between Mount Desert and Eden, passing 
the Peak of Otter and intersecting with the Otter Creek road just north 
of the Beehive. 

"AROUND THE ISLAND" TRIP. 

If one is pressed for time, the circuit of the entire Island can be 
made in two days, and all the points of interest visited. Leaving Bar 
Harbor in the morning, visiting Hull's Cove, Sand's Point including the 
Ovens, Salisbury Cove, Emory's Cove, Hadley's Point and Thomas' 
Bay, Mount Desert Narrows is reached. The narrows is spanned by a 
bridge seven hundred feet in length, connecting the Island with Trenton 
on the mainland. This bridge has a draw for the passage of vessels. 
Frenchman's Bay terminates at the narrows and Western Bay begins. 

PRETTY MARSH HARBOR. 

Leaving Clark's Cove, Indian Point, High-head (208 feet) Squid and 
Mill Coves on the right, the road leads by Pretty Marsh Post Office to 
the harbor of the same name. This harbor lies between the southern 
part of Bartlett's Island and Mount Desert, and the place is of no special 
consequence only as being one of the numerous Post Offices on the 
Island, and the little village of which it is the centre. It is called Pretty 
Marsh in the early plantation records. 



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BASS HARBOR. 

From Pretty Marsh Harbor, the road soon passes into the town of 
Tremont, on the westerly side of Seal Cove Pond, and not following the 
trend of the shore, passes Sawyer's Cove, Seal Cove and Post Office, 
and several other minor coves and points, to West Tremont Post Office, 
thence around by way of Duck Cove to Tremont Post Office, 
situated near the head of Bass Harbor. This harbor is formed by a long 
cove of irregular shape penetrating Mount Desert Island at its south- 
western extremity. The upper portion of the cove is bare at low water. 
From Tremont Post Office a road runs southerly on the east side of the 
harbor to Bass Harbor Head where is a light-house, and terminates 
there. It is thickly settled upon this road, and to visit the light-house, 
which is a brick tower twenty-six feet high, would make about five miles 
extra travel down and back. 

SOUTHWEST HARBOR. 

From Tremont Post Office, across to the head of Southwest Har- 
bor is about two miles. Here is a post office, several fine hotels — 
the Freeman, Island, Ocean, Claremont, Stanley, Dirigo and Sea Wall 
Houses— and here the night should be spent. Southwest Harbor is 
one of the best havens on the coast, and has been a place of 
note for many years. It was near here that the Jesuit mission was 
established years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. It was here 
also that a few years ago, the Russian man-of-war, the "Cimbria,"' lay, 
which excited so much interest and curiosity throughout the state and 
country. Southwest Harbor lies just to the southward of the entrance 
to Somes' Sound, and is protected from northerly and northeasterly 
winds by Greening's Island. There are several passages leading into 
this harbor, one on the northern and one on the southern side of Bun- 
ker's Ledge, one between Little Cranberry and Sutton's Islands, and 
one between Great Cranberry and Mount Desert Islands. 

SOMESVILLE. 

Passing northerly by the head of Norwood's Cove, Flying and Dog 
Mountains are left on the right and Beach Mountain on the left, when 
the route is along by the eastern shore of Echo Lake, a beautiful sheet of 
water something over two miles long, Somesville is soon reached, a 
pleasant village with neat houses and a few cottages of summer resi- 
dents. There is a good landing here at high water. Passing round at 
the head of Somes' Sound, the route by way of Northeast Harbor and 
Seal Harbor has already been described. The distance to be travelled by 
this route is not far from sixty miles. About two miles from Somesville 



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on the road to the narrows is " Town Hill " a thriving little village with 
stores, churches and a post office. A line of telegraph poles is on one 
side of this road, and of telephone poles on the other, both extending 
from Bar Harbor to Ellsworth. Excursions to Southwest Harbor can, 
if preferred, be more direct from Bar Harbor by buck-board or other 
vehicle, or the team and party may be taken to Southwest Harbor on 
one of the steamers plying between these points and then be driven 
back by way of Echo Lake and Somesville. Still another pleasant way 
is to charter one of the numerous small steamers plying in the bay, and 
the trip may be made more interesting by taking music and a lunch 
along. 

THE "DESERT MOUNTAINS." 

The mountains of Mount Desert Island are deserving of something 
more than a passing notice. In the scenery along the Atlantic coast, 
they are unique, and as great natural objects they are indeed wonderful. 
They cover more than a third part of the entire area of the Island, and 
have thirteen distinct peaks. They have the peculiarities of the moun- 
tains in other portions of the State, of being precipitous at the south and 
east, and sloping towards the north and west. They also exhibit diluv- 
ial markings and other evidence of glacial action. Green Moun- 
tain has already been spoken of; it is the largest, broadest and highest of 
the group, extending from Duck Brook to Otter Creek, a distance of 
nearly six miles. On the northeast is a bold spur which, though of the 
same mountain, takes the name of Dry Mountain. The ascent of this 
mountain affords vigorous and healthful exercise, the distance from Bar 
Harbor to the summit by way of Mount Kebo, being only about four 
miles. 

NEWPORT MOUNTAIN. 

This mountain is the most easterly of the group, and is situated be- 
tween the Schooner Head and Otter Creek roads. On the summit is a 
small pond. Its cliffs towards the sea are steep and rugged, rising in grim 
rampart and solid bastian against the fury of terrific gales that some- 
times come from this quarter. The foot of this mountain is only two 
and a half miles from Bar Harbor, and the ascent is gradual and easy. 
The top is a long flat ridge, and its nearness to the sea renders the view 
especially attractive. 

MOUNT KEBO. 

This little mountain is situated between Bar Harbor and Green 
Mountain, and its ascent is a favorite walk. To the summit is but little 
more than two miles from Bar Harbor, and many who would hesitate 
about climbing the higher elevations, are easily persuaded to undertake 



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this. The site of an old mill at the base is a pleasant and romantic spot, 
while the view from the top is picturesque rather than grand, it being 
somewhat limited on account of the higher peaks by which it is partially 
surrounded. 

"BEEHIVE." 

This mountain is situated south of Newport and between it and the 
Peak of Otter. It is near to Great Head and is over five hundred feet 
above the sea. The " Bowl," a small pond on its northern slope, is four 
hundred and ten feet high. The Peak of Otter which is at the south and 
near to the Beehive is of about the same height, 

PEMETIC MOUNTAIN. 

Thismountain, whose name perpetuates the Indian name of the Island, 
is situated southwest of Green Mountain, Turtle Lake whose waters flow 
into Eagle Lake, lying between. The best way to reach it is by boat up 
Eagle Lake to the beach at the head. The ascent from here is quite 
laborious and occupies a couple of hours. This mountain affords a finer 
view of the islands situated at the south and southwest, than does Green 
Mountain itself. 

SARGENT'S MOUNTAIN. 

This is a long mountain situated more nearly than any other at the 
center of Mount Desert Island. The foot of this mountain may be reached 
either by boat or carriage from Bar Harbor. By the latter method, the 
route is route is by the Somesville and Northeast Harbor roads. The 
task of reaching the summit is not an easy one, and none but the vigorous 
should undertake it. In the ascent, ledge rises above ledge, with 
thickets and tracts of fallen timber intervening, but when the summit is 
reached, the reward is ample. The top occupies a large area full of rifts 
and deep chasms, showing great disturbance of the rocky formation. 
The Lake of the Clouds is a little body of water an acre or so in area, 
and said to be very deep. It is situated in what seems to be an ancient 
crater, though there are no signs of volcanic rocks. Geologists have 
noted the resemblance of this to the Swiss mountains which have been 
shaped by glacial action. At some remote period, this entire Island and 
opposite mainland must have been t-he theater of active glacial action. 
The views from many parts of this mountain are very fine. An easier 
ascent and descent is said to be by way of Jordan's Pond. 

OTHER MOUNTAINS. 

The mountains already mentioned are the principal ones in the 
easterly part of the Island. Between Mount Kebo and Eagle Lake are 
Great Hill and White Cap, and north of Eagle Lake are the Interlaken 



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Hill and McFarland's and Young's Mountains, but none of them are as 
important as those already mentioned. South of Jordan's Pond are 
the " Triads" and the Cleft. On the easterly side of Somes' Sound is 
Brown's Mountain nearly nine hundred feet high, and quite precipitous 
in several places, and on the westerly side and bordering on the Sound 
are Robinson's, Dog and Flying Mountains. Beach Mountain is west of 
Dog Mountain, and Carter's Nubbles are north of the former. On the 
westerly side of the Island, between Great and Seal Cove Ponds, in the 
town ofTremont, are the Western Mountains, which overlook Penobscot 
Bay. The west peak is 1,073 feet high and the eastern 971. Like other 
mountains in this region, they present ragged and precipitous faces in 
certain directions, and are prominent objects from the sea. Their sum- 
mits shut out the views of the western part of the Island and Penobscot 
Bay, from the top of Green Mountain. The summits of all these moun- 
tains as well as their northern slopes, were once covered by a dense 
growth of wood, but fire and storm have destroyed most of them. Fire 
and flood have also destroyed and carried away a large part of the 
shallow soil which supported the forest growths, leaving the sides and 
summits for the most part bare of vegetation. But to the inward bound 
mariner, the aspect of these mountains has ever been a solid wall of 
granite, precipitous and frowning, perpendicular or beetle-browed, and it 
is no wonder that when Champlain in his pattache, coasted along here 
nearly three centuries ago, and saw these bold peaks rising as it were 
out of the bosom of the ocean, should name the place the " Isle of the 
Desert Mountains." And thus they will ever remain; and while the 
Island may become dotted all over with summer cottages, while the 
rough and waste places may be changed to gardens and beautiful lawns, 
while all around and beneath them may be made to bud and blossom as 
the rose, these everlasting mountains will remain as tliey are, wild and 
weird yet majestic and grand, enduring monuments of the stupendous 
forces of nature. 



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UCH a wonderful combination of scenery as that found upon the 
Island of Mount Desert, must have made a deep impression upon 
the minds of the early navigators as they pursued their way west- 
wardly through the Gulf of Maine. In many respects it is unexcelled by 
any combination of natural views on the entire North Atlantic coast. 
Here upon one hundred square miles of territory are found thirteen 
mountain peaks varying, in height from 700 to 1,500 feet above the sea 
level, seventeen ponds or lakes from a few acres to several square miles 
in area, deep gorges, and picturesque glens, bold promontories and broad 
stretches of forest, sparkling streams of water, with bays, harbors, coves 
and indentations of every variety and form. Besides all these natural 
objects, there are situated in various parts of the Island, sunny 
slopes, plateaus more or less broad, rocky ridges and headlands, afford- 
ing sites for cottages to suit every taste and fancy. Mount Desert is the 
largest island on the New England coast. Its mountains can be seen 
sixty miles at sea, and are remarkable as being the first land 
mark of seamen. The Indians called the Island " Pemetic," a 
word which signifies " at the head " and which is perpetuated in the 
name of one of the Island Mountains. It was a favorite resort of the 
savages, where in the forests, they hunted for fur and food animals, and 
in the inlets and coves they took fin and shellfish in great quantities. 

The discovery of Mount Desert Island, its early settlement as well 
as its subsequent history, are subjects of absorbing interest. It consti- 
tuted a part of the ancient Acadia, for the possession of which there was 
a contest more or less sanguinary between England and France which 
lasted for more than a hundred and thirty years. The French founded 
their claim on the discovery of this coast by Verazzano in 1524. on the dis- 
covery and occupancy of Canada by Cartier, in 1535, and on the grant to 
De Monts in 1603. The English claim was based upon the discovery of 
Cabot in 1497, upon the occupancy of Newfoundland by Gilbert in 1553, by 
the subsequent voyage and landings of Gosnold, Pring, and Waymouth 
and others, by the charter to the Popham colony in i6o6,and the occupancy 



of the soil by that colony in 1607. An account of this contest belongs 
to the domain of general history, and may be found in various historical 
works. It must answer for our present purpose to give an account of 
the early grant, and a brief outline of its subsequent history. There is 
no doubt that the several navigators who sailed along our coast prior to 
1604, were struck with the unique appearance of this Island with its 
numerous mountain peaks, but their account of the entire coast is very 
meagre, and but little was written of any given point. 

It was on the 8th day of November in the year of Grace 1603, that 
Henry, King of France, granted to his " well-beloved Sieur de Monts, in 
ordinary of his Bed Chamber, the territory known as Acadia, described 
as extending from the 40th to the 46th degree of north latitude and within 
this extent, or any part thereof, as far inland as might be practicable, to 
establish, extend and make known the king's name, power and authority 
and thereunto, subject, cause to submit and obey all the people of the said 
land, etc." This patent having no other boundaries than the degrees of 
latitude mentioned, embraced the American coast from the Island of 
Cape Breton to the Hudson river. The following winter De Monts 
equipped two vessels and accompanied by Samuel Champlain 
who had explored the St. Lawrence river the preceding year, 
sailed for his new possessions, March 7, 1604. After various explora- 
tions and the discovery of the river which De Monts named St. John, the 
name it still bears, he came to the waters of Passamaquoddy Bay and as- 
cended the Schoodic River to a small island named by him the "St. Croix," 
and which he selected for a resting place. It was while stopping at this 
island that De Monts sent Champlain on an exploring expedition along 
the coast. Starting the second day of September, 1604, ^\\\iz. pattache of 
seventeen or eighteen tons, twelve sailors, and two savages as guides, 
Champlain sailed along the coast, "passing by a great quantity of 
islands, shallows and reefs which extend seaward in places more than 
four leagues;" again quoting his own language: *^This same day we 
passed quite near an island which is some four or five leagues long, and 
were nearly lost on a little rock just under water which made a small hole 
in our bark near the keel. The island is very high and so cleft in places 
that at sea it appears as if seven or eight mountains were ranged side by 
side. I have named this island. Lisle des Monts-deserts (the isle of the 
desert mountains), its latitude is 44V^'." The place selected by 
De Monts for his colony was at Port Royal, so named by Champlain, 
and was opposite Goat Island on the north bank of the river of Port 
Royal, and six miles distant from the present town of Annapolis, N. S. 
Without accomplishing much, De Monts returned to France and we hear 
no more of him. 

One of the leading objects had in view by the French in the coloni- 
zation of Acadia was the conversion of the Indians to the Catholic faith. 



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To that end the colonists were generally accompanied by priests, some of 
whom were those known as of the Order of Jesus, or Jesuits. DeMontswas 
succeeded in Acadia by his associate in his voyage, Jean de Biencouri, a 
French baron, who having occasion to revisit France left the affairs of the 
colony in charge of his son. Meanwhile a French lady of wealth and 
influence, had formed the design of establishing in Acadia a spiritual 
despotism of which the Jesuits were to be the rulers and she the patron- 
ess. Henry of France had been assassinated and the queen mother ruled 
in his stead during the minority of her son. She favored the views of 
Madame de Guerchville, and rendered material aid. A vessel was fitted 
out at Honfleur and the command given to M. de la Saussaye who was 
to be governor of the colony. Among those who embarked in this 
vessel were two Jesuits named Quantin and Du Thet. They had orders 
to go to Port Royal and being re-enforced by Fathers Biard and Masse, 
to proceed to Pentagoet(the Penobscot) and there to found their colony. 
Arriving at Port Royal, they took on board the two Jesuits, their ser- 
vant and luggage, and proceeded westward along the coast. Father 
Biard had visited Pentagoet the year previous, and now acted as guide. 
When of? Grand Menan, a thick fog closed in upon them which lasted 
for two days, and when it lifted they put into a harbor on the "easterly 
side of Mount Desert" Island.* 

This harbor was secure and commodious with deep water, and was 
regarded as a favorable place for a colony. To this place they gave the 
name of St. Sauveur (St. Saviour). There are many reasons for supposing 
that the place selected by the colonists was Fernald's Point, near the 
entrance to Somes' Sound. It is a delightful spot sheltered by Flying 
Mountain from the base of which it slopes gently to the water. It has 
been occupied by the Fernalds as a farm for three generations and the 
house is one of the oldest in the vicinity. The springs of water spoken 
of by Biard in his recently published journal, where the Jesuit colony 
slaked their thirst and with which they performed their ablutions and 
cooked their food, are still flowing upon Fernald's Point. The harbor for 
depth of water, capacity and safety fully answers the description given 
of it by the Jesuits. 

Historians differ as to the time when this island was settled. 

* Biard in his journal distinctly states that the landing- was made upon the easterly 
side, but there is no spot on that side which answers to his description of the place, 
while Fernald's Point is exactly described by him. He says: " This place is a beauti- 
ful hill, sloping- gently from the seashore and supplied with water-by a spring on each 
side. It fronts the south and east towards Pentagoet Bay. The port and harbor are 
the finest possible, in a position commanding- the entire coast; the harbor especially is 
smooth as a pond, being- shut in by the large Island of Mount Desert; besides being 
surrounded by certain small islands which break the force of the winds and waves, and 
fortify the entrance. It is large enough to hold any fleet and is navigable for the 
largest ships up to a cable's length from the shore.'' 



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Williamson gives the date as 1609, and says " it is supposed the place 
selected by Biard ad Massse, was on the western side of the Pool— a 
part of the sound which stretches from the southeasterly side to the heart 
of the island." He adds: " Here they constructed and fortified an habi- 
tation, planted a garden and dwelt five years, entering with great zeal 
and untiring perserverance upon the work of converting the natives to 
Christianity." On the other hand, Hannay in his History of Acadia, 
says the vessel which conveyed the colony, including Biard and Masse, 
to St. Sauveur, sailed from France on the 12th of March, 1613, and 
reached Cape La Have May i6th. This would fix their arrival at 
Mount Desert sometime in June of 1613, and would give them a resi- 
dence there of brief duration*. Hannay says of the colony: "All the 
company were speedily engaged in clearing ground and erecting build- 
ings. La Saussaye was advised by the principal colonists to erect suffi- 
cient fortification before commencing to cultivate the soil, but he disre- 
garded the advice, and nothing was completed in the way of defense, ex- 
cept the raising of a small palisaded structure when a storm burst upon the 
colony which was little expected by its founders." All accounts agree 
as to the time and manner in which the colony was broken up. 

Among the persons who were in the habit of visiting these shores at 
that period was Samuel Argal. Concerning the character of this man, 
various opinions have been expressed, but that he was a skillful naviga- 
tor there can be no doubt. It was he who discovered a more direct pas- 
sage to Virginia and left the track of more ancient navigators. He was 
an adventurer of the Drake School, who never hesitated to plunder and 
rob those not of his own country. Argal became attached to the colony 
on the James River in Virginia in i6og, and frequently came to the coast 
of Maine in the interests of the colony for the purpose of taking fish. In 
1613 while in the vicinity of Penobscot Bay, he learned from the Indians 
of the French proceedings at St. Sauveur, and resolved to break up the 
colony. It made no difference to Argal that England and France were 
then at peace. The Jamestown colony, which he represented, regarded 
all encroachments upon their territory as acts of hostility and assumed 
the right to keep off all intruders. Argals's approach greatly surprised 
the French, but having a ship and a barque in the harbor, and a light 
entrenchment on shore, they did what they could to defend themselves. 
Argal attacked the place with musketry, and at the second discharge, 
Du Thet fell mortally wounded, and two young men named Lemoineand 
Neveau were drowned. The French were easily overpowered and fifteen 
of the colonists, including Fathers Biard and Quantin, were taken to Vir- 



* Biard's Journal shows that both he and Masse were at Port Royal when the ves- 
sel bringing Saussaye and the other colonists arrived from France, and does not men- 
tion any previous residence on Mount Desert Island. 



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ginia where they were to have the free exercise of their religion with per- 
mission to return to France at the end of a year; the remaining fifteen, in- 
cluding La Saussaye and Father Masse, were put in a shallop and directed 
to go in search of some French vessel which would take them home. On 
the coast of Nova Scotia they found a vessel which took them to St. Malo. 
On arriving at Jamestown, the Virginia colonists approved the doings of 
Argal, and resolved to send him to destroy all the French settlements in 
Acadia. He having fitted out a small fleet, first visited St. Sauveur 
where he destroyed the cross erected by the Jesuits and set up another 
in its place with the name of the King of England inscribed upon it. He 
also destroyed all the buildings the French had erected and changed the 
beautiful spot to a desolate waste. Proceeding to St. Croix he destroyed 
the buildings left there, and then proceeded to invest Port Royal. The 
people were at work in the fields, and the first knowledge they had that 
enemies were near, was the smoke of their burning homes. The de- 
struction of the place was complete. Most of the French returned to 
France, but Biencourt refused to go, and spent the remainder of his days 
in the country, sometimes dwelling with the savages and at others in com- 
pany with Charles de La Tour near Port Royal, but little is known of his 
subsequent life. This ends the story of the Jesuit occupancy of Mount 
Desert Island, and whether they were here five years, or only a part of a 
single year, it matters little now. The ashes of Du Thet repose at Fer- 
nald's Point which is the ancient St. Sauveur, and probably other relics 
of the French mission may be buried beneath the soil, but the descrip- 
tion of the harbor, the admirable site for such a settlement, and the boil- 
ing springs in the vicinity are the only existing evidence by which we 
are able to locate the spot. More than two hundred and seventy years 
have passed since this little band of Christian workers was driven from 
St. Sauveur, but there is still a glamour about the spot, and an interest 
attaches to it which is possessed by no other place on the Maine coast. 
There were never any more devoted, self sacrificing, persistent workers 
in the missionary field, than the French Jesuits who came to the wilds 
of America to convert the savages to the Christian faith. 

RESETTLEMENT. 

The history of Mount Desert Island from the breaking up of the 
Jesuit Colony at St. Sauveur to the end of French domination in Acadia, 
possesses but few incidents of general interest. The contest for empire 
continued to be carried on between France and England, and there was 
no security for settlers upon the disputed territories, of either nationality. 
In April, 1688, for some consideration not now apparent, the King of 
France granted to M. la Motte Cadillac, the whole of Mount Desert with 
adjacent islands and lands bordering on Trenton River. This grant, 



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though made void by subsequent events, was revived nearly a hundred 
years later. In 1762, in consideration of his " extraordinary services " 
the general Court of Massachusetts granted Mount Desert Island to 
Governor Bernard. Governor Bernard was a loyalist and when he left 
the country his property, including the territory of Mount Desert, was 
confiscated; but to his son a resident of Bath, who was a staunch whig 
throughout the war, half of his father's estate was restored. Meantime 
the claim of Cadillac was revived in the person of Mons. Bartholomew 
Gregoire, and his wife Maria Theresa who was the great-grand- 
daughter of the original grantee. It was an old and doubtless obsolete 
claim, but at and immediately after the close of the Revolutionary war, 
the Government of Massachusetts was especially well disposed toward 
France and her citizens, and so, in 1787, the Great and General Court 
first naturalized the petitioners, and then gave them a quit-claim deed of 
the interest held by Massachusetts in the Island, it being one-half of it, 
reserving to actual settlers, lots of one hundred acres each. The peti- 
tioners settled here, and Theresa Gregoire died at Hull's Cove, on the 
spot now occupied by the large brick mansion house, in 1810. Many of 
the settlers on the Island hold title deeds based upon this grant. 

The contest between England and France for the possession of 
Acadia, prevented the settlement of any part of it by the English until 
the fall of Quebec in 1759, P^^ ^" end to French domination over all the 
disputed territory, and to the bloody Indian wars which had been 
waged with more or less severity for more than one hundred and thirty 
years. 

It is generally conceded that Abraham Somes, Jr.. was the first per- 
manent settler on this Island, though James Richardson came either at 
the same time, or very soon after. There may have been straggling 
settlements previous to that by Somes and Richardson of those engaged 
in fishing and hunting, but if so they were only temporary residents, 
whose names have not come down to us. Somes*, who gave his name 
to the Sound and to the village at its head, was of Gloucester, Mass. He 
was in the habit of visiting this region, prior to his removal here, in a 
Chebacco boat (so-called from Chebacco, a town in Massachusetts, now 
called Essex, where such boats were built), for the purpose of rifting 
pine into staves which he took back to Gloucester and manufactured into 
barrels, etc. In 1762, he took his family along with him, and for the 
first winter they lived in the boat, near the head of the Sound. The next 
season he built a house on the shore and moved into it, being the first 

* He was the son of Abraham and Martha Emerson Somes who were married at 
Gloucester in 1730, and was the fourth in descent from Morris Somes who was born in 
1614, and with his wife Margerie was among the early settlers at Gloucester, on Cape 
Ann. Morris Somes was the common ancestor of all the New England families of 
this name. 



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settler. His numerous progeny are among the most respectable people 
of the Island. 

The patriarch lived to be over eighty years of age and when the died 
he was buried at Somesville. His wife was Hannah, daughter of Samuel 
Herrick of Gloucester. 

The records of Mount Desert as a municipality begin in 1776 and 
the first meeting called was for the purpose of choosing a committee of 
Correspondence, Inspection and Safety. This meeting was held on the 
30th day of March, 1776, at the house of Stephen Richardson; Josiah 
Black was chosen moderator and James Richardson* clerk. The com- 
mittee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety consisted of Ezra 
Young, Levi Higgins, Stephen Richardson, Isaac Bunker and Thomas 
Richardson. 

Mount Desert was incorporated as the sixty-eighth town in the State, 
Feb., 1789, and included Barlett's, Robinson's, Beach and the Cranberry 
Islands. At that time, the several places numbered about seven hun- 
dred inhabitants. The inhabitants were loyal to the patriot cause dur- 
ing the struggle for independence, almost to a man, and suffered 
much both from the enemy and for the necessaries of life. 
The first English child born in the town is said to have been 
George, son of James Richardson in August, 1763, and the first recorded 
marriage, took place August 4, 1774. 

The first representative to the General Court was David Wasgalt in 
1805. In 1796 the town was divided and the northern part took the name 
of Eden. The Cranberry Isles were incorporated as a town in 1S30, and 
in 1S48 the southerly part of Mount Desert was incorporated by the 
name of " Mansell,"f and the name changed to Tremont the same 
year. 

PHYSICAL FEATURES. 

Mount Desert Island is very irregular in outline, its shores being 
everywhere indented with bays, coves, creeks and inlets. Its extreme 
length from north to south, from Hadley's Point in Eden to Bass 
Harbor Head Light House in Tremont, is about fifteen and one-half 
miles, and its greatest width from east to west, from Great Head to 
a point east of Thrumbcap Island, is thirteen miles. Its average 
length is about twelve miles, and its width nine miles. It is 
separated from the main land on the north and northeast by French- 

* James Richardson, of Gloucester, settled at Mount Desert in 1763 and was the 
second settler at Somesville. 

t Mount Desert was sometimes called " Mount Mansell " in honor of Sir Richard 
Mansell, a famous navigator. It was the first land in New England seen by Winthrop's 
fleet of immigrants in 1630 and is mentioned in Winthrop's Journal as "Mount Man- 
sell." 



man's Bay, and on the northwest and west, by Union River Bay and 
Bluehill Bay. Its nearest approach to the mainland is at the Narrows 
where a bridge seven hundred feet in length connects it with the town of 
Trenton. But for the numerous small islands which intervene, there 
would be an open sea view toward the southeast and south; at many 
points along the shore, the view is unobstructed in these directions, and 
nothing meets the eye but a wide waste of waters. It has thirteen dis- 
tinct mountain peaks and several other bluffs of lesser height. These 
mountains are situated in the central part of the Island from east to west, 
the chain being divided by Somes' Sound and the larger number of peaks 
being east of this Sound, and between it and the Bar Harbor side. The 
heights of the elevations on Mount Desert Island, above mean high 
water, are given in the following table, and are mostly compiled from 
the coast survey reports. 





FEET. 




FEET. 


Green Mountain, - 


1527 


Robinson's Mountain, 


- 700 


Sargent's " - 


- 1344 


Dog 


- 670 


Dry 


I26S 


The Beehive, - 


540 


Pemetic " - - 


- 1262 


Great Pond Hill, - - 


- 540 


Newport " 


1060 


Tu /-I u } North, 
T^^^^^^M' South, 


610 

- 460 


w . << < W. Peak, 
Western -^ g_ p^^^^ 


1073 
971 


Peak of Otter, - 


- 506 


White Cap, - 


- 925 


Carter's Nubble, 


480 


Brown's Mountain, - 


S60 


Interlaken Hill, - 


- 462 


■D , . , \ North, 
^^bbles j s^^^j^^ _ . 


- 845 
7S0 


Mt. Kebo, - - 


- 405 


Beach Mt., - 


- S55 


Jordan's HiMs \ ^--J; 


- 340 
- 360 


McFarland's Mountain, - 


761 


Flying Mountain, - 


- - 300 


Great Hill, - - 


- 748 


Bald Mountain, 


250 


( East, - 
The Triads -North, 


720 






688 


High Head Mountain, 


208 


( South, - 


- 600 










Burnt Mt., - 


- 175 


Young's, - - - 


- 706 


Mt. Gibbon, - 


160 






Otter Cliff, - 


- 112 



These numerous peaks constitute a vast watershed, and as a conse- 
quence there are numerous ponds or lakes situated in various parts of 
the island. The best known of these is Eagle Lake so named by 
Church, the artist, situated about three miles west of Bar Harbor. Its 
principal watersheds are the Green, Dry, Sargent's and Pemetic 
Mountains, with the Bubbles and White Cap. Its outlet is called 
Duck Brook, and it supplies the water for the village of Bar 
Harbor. This lake is 2}{ miles long and 3^ of a mile wide. It is 



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navigable for steamers and is part of the thoroughfare between Bar 
Harbor and the Green Mountain Railway. Jordan's Pond is south of 
Eagle Lake, and separated from it by the Bubbles. Its waters flow into 
Long Pond which is situated on the southerly side of Mount Desert, 
near Seal Harbor. The largest pond on the Island situated partly in the 
westerly part of the town of Mount Desert and north part of Tremont, is 
Great Pond which is over four miles long, and has numerous little bays 
and coves. Echo Lake is situated about equal distance from Great Pond 
and Somes' Sound, and is two miles long by half a mile wide. It is on 
the road between Somesville and Southwest Harbor. Hadlock Pond is 
a small sheet of water on the road between Somesville and Northeast 
Harbor. Turtle Lake is situated between Green and Pemetic Moun- 
tains, and its waters flow into Eagle Lake. Seal Cove Pond is toward 
the western part of the Island, and flows into Seal Cove. Besides these, 
Ihere are the Lake Wood, Pond of Witch Hollow, Somes* Pond, The 
*' Bowl " and several others. The summer level of some of these lakes 
and ponds is as follows: 

The Bowl, 
Turtle Lake, 
Eagle Lake, 
Jordan's Pond,- 

Some of these island mountains are joined at their base, while 
others are so near each other as to leave only a narrow gorge between. 
The road from Bar Harbor to Otter Creek is between Dry and Newport 
Mountains whose bases approach each other so nearly as to leave little 
more than space for a wagon road. Nearly all the roads on the Island 
running from north to south, have mountains either on one or both sides 
for much of the way. 

Somes' Sound is a remarkable feature in the make up of Mount 
Desert Island. Beginning near Southwest Harbor, it penetrates north- 
wardly into the land for nearly seven miles, almost bisecting the Island. 
Its average width is less than a mile, and for much of the way it is over- 
shadowed by mountains. On the westerly side are Flying, Dog and 
Robinson's Mountains, and on the east Brown's extended summit 
nearly nine hundred feet high. In sailing up this sound one who did 
not know to the contrary, could easily persuade himself that he had 
entered a large river. Many of its features, especially its deep dark 
waters, and the overhanging and echoing cliffs, recall the Saguenay 
river of Canada with its grand, almost awful scenery. 

A striking feature of Mount Desert Island is its rock-bound shore 
which extends nearly around it, rising at some points into bluffs with 
perpendicular or everhanging walls, against which the waves of ocean 



FEET. 




FEET. 


410 


Echo Lake, - 


- 90 


375 


Long Pond, 


- 58 


275 


Seal Cove Pond, - 


- 30 


195 







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dash with ceaseless fury. The material of which these rocky bluffs are 
composed, acted upon by the waves and salt water, falls down in broken 
fragments which are rolled and pounded, and in some places when the 
tide is out, the shore under the blufifs is covered with them in every fan- 
tastic form. The sea-wall at Southwest Harbor which, after an off the 
coast storm, is frequently fifteen feet high, is one of the most interesting 
of such embankments found along the coast. At Northeast Harbor, 
the travelled road is for some distance, over a sea-wall composed of 
rounded stones from the size of a goose egg and upward to three or four 
pounds in weight. 

GEOLOGICAL. 

The geology of Mount Desert Island is very interesting. As in other 
portions of the State, the southern brows of the lofty granitic hills, are 
everywhere crushed and broken into fearful precipices, while their sides 
turned to the north present plains of greater breadth, and dip at vastly 
less angles down towards the level country beyond. The great boulders lie 
at their southern feet, and those specifically the same, but of less mag- 
nitude, are transported the farthest off, and are more worn and 
rounded. It seems to have been the special business of the great denud- 
ing agent, to cover the barren surface with soils, which soils are the 
results of local detritus — gravels, clays and sands, crushed and ground 
out of the detached rocks. In speaking of the geology of this region, 
Prof. Hitchcock says: 

"Another large basin of mica schist is in the southern part of Han- 
cock county, three sides certainly, resting upon granite. This granite is 
shaped like a great horse-shoe, one end being at Mount Desert Island, 
running through Sullivan, Franklin, Number Eight, North Ellsworth, 
Orland, Surry, Bluehill and Sedgwick, to its other end on Deer Isle; 
and within this curve the mica schist is situated. The character of the rock 
is gneissoid, and sometimes talcose and again like siliceous slate. The 
country within this area is low and rolling, while the great granite curve is 
composed of high mountains. After this depression had been formed 
by the upheaval of the granitic ranges around the lowlands, the schists 
were deposited in it, though in this case the schist deposit failed to reach 
anywhere near to the top of the ridge or basin. The rocks in this great 
valley belong to one formation, and were formed during the same geo- 
logical period." 

Prof. Hitchcock found that Mount Desert Island is composed chiefly 
of granitic, unstratified rocks, though an occasional mass of an obscure 
siliceous slate appears. An interesting quartz vein is found along the shore 
at Bar Harbor, opposite Bar Island, extending for a mile and a half. Going 
back from the shore, it is much acted upon by the weather and would 
hardly be recognized as the same rock. There is a dike of trap at Hull's 



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Cove containing limestone. Green Mountain is a mass of red granite, 
or at least, it appears so at the summit and on its sides. It is of the 
variety known as protogine in which a talcose mineral takes the place of 
mica in the ordinary granite, and it is probable that nearly all the so- 
called granite of the Island is protogine. The dip of large plates of this 
rock on the top of Green Mountain is 60° N.W., while near Eagle Lake, 
they are nearly perpendicular. Occasionally a dike of trap is found on 
this mountain, and what is true of the structure of Green Mountain is 
probably true of others. Near Otter Creek at the base of the "Bee- 
hive," a quarry of red granite is being successfully worked. Paving 
stones for New York City are being quarried in great quantity on the 
westerly side of Somes' Sound; from the deck of the steamer, these 
quarries appeared to be of ordinary granite. Syenite, a form of granite 
in which hornblende is substituted for mica, is found in some places and 
a company lost a large sum in attempting to open a quarry of it. 

Green Mountain which was once a United States Coast Survey Station 
is 1527 feet above the surrounding ocean, the highest point on the At- 
lantic Coast, between Lubec and the Rio Grande, and is the first land 
sighted by mariners when approaching this coast. From the summit the 
scene is grand — almost overwhelming. Here one gets a birds' eye view 
of more than three-fourths of the entire Island, including its harbors, 
bays, coves, sounds, lakes, ponds, mountains, forest, farms and villages; 
also of several towns on the mainland, numerous islands along the coast 
line, and a broad expanse of ocean. The Schoodic Mountains, Bluehill 
and the Camden Hills are seen in the distance, while in the opposite 
direction white sails gleaming in the sunlight glide smoothly over the 
azure sea. Language is inadequate to express the beauty and variety 
of the scenes here opened to view, and the emotions they awaken 
cannot be told in words; the impressions they make upon the mind 
are indelible, and remain as an unfading memorial of a most delightful 
and enjoyable occasion. The two grandest objects in nature, high 
mountains and a boundless ocean, here occupy the same horizon, and 
no earthly view can be more absorbing. 

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES. 

The agriculture of Mount Desert Island is necessarily poor. The 
soil, as a rule, is thin and lacking in the elements of fertility. Formed 
of the detritus of the rocks composing the skeleton of the Island, its con- 
stituent elements are few and mostly of a siliceous kind. There is not 
much level surface and what there is is either sandy, or marshy and wet. 
Nature never intended this as an agricultural region. The climate also, 
is unsuited to high farming. Not so much on account of its high 
latitude as its nearness to the Atlantic and Arctic currents which strike 



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the coast at this point. The water of the ocean here is nearly thirty deg ree 
colder than it is west of the mouth of the Kennebec. The change from 
winter to summer and from summer to winter is very gradual, and the 
period of uncertain weather is long, much longer than at other points in 
the same latitude away from the coast where farming is made a success. 
This period of irregular alternating of summer and winter days is the 
ruin of agricultural prosperity.* ' ' Agriculture has always received some 
attention here, but the employment of the early settlers was chiefly lum- 
bering and fishing. The ice business, granite quarrying, and catering 
to the wants of summer residents are the chief employments of the in- 
habitants of this island to-day, and will be in the future." 

THE REAL NAME. 

It would hardly seem necessary after quoting Champlain's state- 
ment with regard to the name of this Island and his reasons for so nam- 
ing it, to call attention to the proper accentuation of the word " Desert," 
but there are still many who place the accent on the last syllable, a prac- 
tice which has a tendency to obscure its meaning. We have seen that 
Champlain called the place, the "Isle of the Desert Mountains," and from 
this doubtless, it came to be called Mount Desert. The French words 
for this name are Mont Desert, the last word pronounced as though 
written ''dezer." Now since we have substituted Mount for the French 
" Mont," why should we not give the word Desert which is written alike 
in French and English, the English acpent? It is true Champlain did 
not call the Island a desert, only its mountains, but the words " Mount 
Desert " or " Desert Mount," convey the meaning intended by him, and 
the word Desert with the accent on the first syllable used in its ordinary 
sense of solitary, untilled, uninhabited, is part of the name. The fact 
that many of the natives of the Island accent' the word differently and 
give a different significance to the terms employed by Champlain, proves 
nothing. We have Champlain's own statement that the name was in- 
tended to describe an island filled with solitary, uninhabited mountain 
wastes, and no words better described such a place than those used by him. 

AS A SUMMER RESORT. 

That Mount Desert Island with Bar Harbor as a rallying point and 
business center, is to become an immense summer resort, no one who 
has become acquainted with its peculiar adaption to that purpose, can 
for a moment doubt. 

For fifty years it has been a summer resort in a certain degree, but 
its temporary residents had, up to twenty years ago, dwelt for the most 
part at Southwest Harbor. Somes' Sound, then as now, possessed pe- 

* Survey of Hancock County, 187S. 



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culiar attractions for water excursions, the scenery along its indented 
shores being grand and beautiful. The harbor here was excellent and 
easily accessible, and this was the part of the Island first settled. Among 
the temporary residents at Southwest Harbor, were several artists who 
made this their favorite sketching ground. Later on, when the part of 
the Island had been transferred to canvas, F. E. Church and others 
found their way around the head of Somes' Sound to Eagle Lake, which 
Church thus named, to Bar Harbor. Finding the scenery here especially 
attractive, they engaged board and rooms with the farmers, and re- 
mained here through the season. This bold scenery transferred to 
canvas by Church, Brown, Morton, Hart and others, soon made the 
locality familiar to the residents of the large cities, and summer travel 
soon began to gravitate toward the eastern part of the Island. This 
was the beginning of Bar Harbor as a sea-side resort, and was less than 
twenty years ago. Now the palatial hotels, the millions of dollars in- 
vested in cottages, the almost fabulous prices at which real estate is sold 
in and around Bar Harbor, and the distinguished names such as Jay 
Gould, Wm. H. Vanderbilt, George B. McClellan, James G. Blaine and 
scores of others registered here during the past summer, indicate that 
this is to ht. par excellence, the fashionable quarter of the Island. 

But other points have their peculiar attractions, and while South- 
west Harbor more than holds its own. Northeast Harbor, Seal Cove, 
Somesville and many other places have their summer hotels, their cot- 
tages and more or less temporary.residents. The Island is being sur- 
rounded by a cordon of invaders, and the time will come when all the 
land bordering on or near the sea, will be cut up into houselots for their use. 

As before stated the extension of the Maine Central R.R. to Mount 
Desert has given anew impetus to travel to this great resort. From the 
27th day of July, 1885, to the lOth day of October, 1885, the ferry- 
boat of that Company landed at Bar Harbor 6,939 people, and 
during the same time took away 8,304, the difference between those 
arriving and those leaving being accounted for by the arrival previous to 
time of keeping record. It will thus be seen that this Company handled 
over 15,000 passengers during the season, and the Portland, Bangor, Mount 
Desert and Machias Steamboat Company over 3,000 more. Already is 
Mount Desert Ferry a port of entry and during the year 1884 steamers were 
run to and from Digby and Annapolis, N. 8., touching at Eastport and con- 
necting with trains of the Maine Central and Windsor & Annapolis Rail- 
ways, a service which is likely to be renewed any day and now large num- 
bers of tourists travel between Bar Harbor and Campobello,via steamers to 
and from Machiasport thence by Lubec stages. At the height of the season 
the large numbers of little steamers plying between various points of the 
bay, and others engaged in excursion business together with the large 
steamers running to and from Bar Harbor,create quite a lively appearance, 



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and then too, Bar Harbor is situated at just the right distance from New 
York, Boston or Portland to make ayachting cruise desirable, and hence 
may be seen here the most celebrated yachts of the country conveying 
hither their well-known owners and friends. At times also United States 
naval vessels are to be found here, making the social element of the 
place of the most delightful character. A grand yacht race is in contem- 
plation as one of the attractions of Mount Desert another season. 
Enterprising parties at Bar Harbor have also had a steamer built 
to run during the summer months between Bar Harbor and Isle au 
Haut touching at Northeast and Southwest Harbors and other points 
en route, leaving Bar Harbor in the morning after the arrival of 
night train from Boston and returning to connect with night train from 
Bar Harbor to Boston, thus opening up another desirable locality as a 
resort and enabling visitors at Southwest and Northeast Harbors to con- 
nect with the trains without any trouble on their part ; a fact they will 
undoubtedly appreciate. 

SORRENTO. 

Another pleasant resort in prospect is Sorrento, Point Harbor, Maine, 
on one of the most attractive spots bordering the picturesque shores of 
Frenchman's Bay. It is situated on a peninsula extending from the main 
land of the northern shore of Frenchman's Bay, opposite to and within five 
minutes' sail of Mt. Desert Ferry, and twenty minutes' sail of Bar Harbor. 

The scenery at Sorrento, and environments, is enchanting. The visitor 
is at once attracted and captivated by the grand beauty of the panoramic 
views of ocean and mountain, valley and forest, presenting themselves 
in all directions. From the eastern portion of the place is seen Flanders 
Bay, Bass Cove, the islands, farms and settlements in the village of East 
Sullivan and the Gouldsboro shore. Looking to the south is seen the 
Atlantic Ocean, its surface dotted with sail and steam vessels of various 
kinds and nationality, the numerous and charming islands, and Mount 
Desert looming up and expanding into magnificent proportions, and Bar 
Harbor with its palatial mansions and elegant cottages. To the westward 
may be seen Lamoine, Crabtree Neck — the proposed site for the Govern- 
ment Light-house — Hancock Point, Mount Desert Ferry, and the new 
and excellent hotel, the "BlufYs." To the north are seen the Sullivan 
Falls, West Sullivan, Sullivan Village and the St. John Hotel, from which 
place a most charming view of Frenchman's Bay may be obtained. 
While for a back ground, to complete the picture, are seen Schoodic 
Mountain, Trunk Mountains, Black Hills and the Catherine Mountains, 
the whole forming a charming combination and variety of scenery, rarely 
found in other sections of the country. Point Harbor, the landing place of 
Sorrento, is an ancient and historic harbor, and affords good shelter for ves- 
sels of all kinds, and is admitted to be one of the safest harbors on the coast 
of Maine. Sorrento is already attracting attention as a desirable place for 
summer residence, and bids fair to become a popular place of resort. 



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ISLAND HOUSE, 

Soutl;)west Harbor, - - Mount Desert, Me. 

This house is situated near the steamer landing, 
on the south side of the island, facing the ocean, with 
the whole range of Diountains, thirteen in number, 
in form of a half -circle, in the rear ; in front the 
cluster of beautiful islands that malce the harhor, 
and afford a fine, spacious and^ safe hay for sail- 
ing or rowing. The facilities for hrooh, lake, or sea 
fishing are unexcelled on the island, and all the 
most desirable excursions and drives, both along the 
rugged shores and among the mountains are of easy 
access from this point. Green Mountain Railway is 
only two and one-half hours' ride from Southwest 
Harbor, over a fine road. The view from the cupola 
of this house is magnificent. This liouse has been en- 
larged, newly furnished and improved, and is now 
one of the best on the south side of the island. It 
is supplied with pure water and perfect sewerage. 
Terms moderate. Open about July 1st. 

For terms, circulars, etc., apply to 

H. H. CLARK, Proprietor. 

p. O. Address, 
S. IV. Harbor, Hancock Co., Me. 



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ZB-^f^iNro-oiEe ia:o"crs:E:, 




BANOOR, iVlAINE 



The only first-class house in Maine, forming an entire square of itself, giving every 
room a front and pleasant view, A large number of the rooms are connected, large and 
airy, well furnished and well ventilated. Brick partitions between nearly every room, 
making it nearly tire-proof. 170 rooms, all easy of access. Carriages at all trains and 
boats. 



M. J. ROACH, Manager. 



F. O. BEAL, Proprietor. 



.1. jiA. j^ 

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This house has a view of both mountains and ocean, and is within two minutes^ 
walk of R. R. Depot. There are two hundred large and airy sleeping roams; also, large 
parlors, music room, dining hall, and office provided with large brick fire-places, for 
wood fires. The house is supplied with pure water, and all sanitary improvements. 
First-class cooks; tables supplied with the best the market affords. We endeavor to 
make this one of the best hotels in Bar Harbor. R. H AMOR & SOKS, Bar Harbor, Me. 

ATLANTIC HOUSE, Bar Harbor, Maine. 




Mess fvc ca/ft' 



This favorably located hotel, situated on a plot of four acres, commands supenor views 
of Mountains, Islands and Bay, and is first-class in all its appointments. ^Entirely 
remodeled, it has Electric Bells, new Bath Rooms, and all modern improvements, in- 
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inis Co ' ■ 



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E. Richardson, Manager. . T. HAMOR, Proprietor. 



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This Hotel is one of the largest and best constructed hotels at Bar 
Harbor, and surpasses all in its location; overlooking the Harbor, 
Frenchman's Bay, and a beautiful view of the Mountains, and of many 
of the finest cottages; and having connected with it three large Tennis 
Courts. It has one hundred and fifty rooms, with all modern improve- 
ments — Electric Lights, Gas, Passenger Elevator, Electric Bells, Steam 
Heat, Steam Laundry, Fire Escapes. The cuisine receives most partic- 
ular attention, as also everything conducive to the comforts of the guests. 
No pains will be spared to make this hotel first-class in all respects. 

O. M. SHAW & SON, Proprietors. 

The Boston & Albany R.R. 

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CLIREMONTlHOUS 

SOUTHWEST HARBOR. 
MOUNT DESERT, MAINE. 



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"(^— 1^-^ 



Located on Clark's Point, directly opposite North- 
east Harbor, and commanding an uninter- 
rupted view up Somes' Sound. 



This beautiful sheet of water, pronounced by critics the most picturesque in 
America, is a deep indentation nearly bisecting- Mt. Desert Island. On either side ex- 
tend the rugged but water-worn and rounded mountains which have made Mt. Desert 
famous. Upon their sides the passing clouds cause ceaseless play of light and shade, 
or hide their summits in a wreath of mist. 

Towards the East the view discloses Mt. Desert's Southern rock-bound shore, and 
the adjacent islands with the open sea beyond. From this situation all the more inter- 
esting features of Mt. Desert, such as Bar Harbor, the Sea Wall, Echo Lake, Schooner 
Head, the views from the various mountain tops, are of easy access bv either boat or 
drive, while the confusion and crowding at Bar Harbor may be avoided. 

This House was new last season, and is strictly first-class in all its appointments. 
From the high ground on which the house stands the land slopes gently to the water, 
where a sandy beach affords excellent bathing facilities. 

Boats and yachts under the supervision of competent and trustworthy men, are 
furnished for tishing or sailing excursions. 

An excellent stable connected with this house, furnishes means for driving through 
some of the most magnificent scenery in America. 

At the rear of the house is a shady grove of evergreen trees. An abundant supply 
of water, pronounced by Prof. F. L. Bartlctt of Portland, in his analysis, " one of the 
pure waters seldom found in any country," and possessing high medicinal properties 
is derived from a deep artesian well. By the use of this unfailing source every modern 
convenience is secured, all the sanitary arrangements being of the highest order, and 
furnished with the latest appliances. The systems of drainage and ventilation are 
perfect. 

The large, airy rooms of this house are neatly and most comfortably furnished 
throughout. The table set is unexcelled by any on the island. This house is nearest 
to the landing (within five minutes' walk) where daily connection is made with Boston 
by steamer, or by rail via Mt. Desert Ferry. 

Telegraph and Telephone a short distance from the hotel. 

Our terms are reasonable. To secure rooms or learn terms, address, 

J. H. F^EASE, Proprietor. 



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HOTEL ST, SHUVEUR 

ALLEY BROTHERS, Proprietors. 



IICOMPLETED 

IN 

JULT, 1882. 




OVER ONE 

HUNDRED AND 

TWENTI 

SLEEPING 

ROOMS. 



B^^i^ laci^i^soi^, :lv<e^^i3^e. 



Large Music-room, Parlor & Dining-room, 

EAGLE LAKE WATER. 

Gas, Bath-room on each floor, Electric Bells, and 

all modern conveniences. 

The sanitary arrangements are the best that modern science can suggest. All rooms 
are furnished with the best Hair Mattresses and Spring Beds. 

The situation is Higher thau that of any Hotel in Bar Harbor, pre- 
senting from the first floor a fine and unobstructed view southward of 

GREEN, NEWPORT AND KEBO MOUNTAINS. 

North^A^ard, a most beautiful view of Frenchman's 
Bay and Schoodic Mountains. 

EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE HAS A SEA AND MOUNTAIN VIEW. 

Good Beds, Good Table, Finest View on the Island, 

A 7id courteous attention. A miniber of roo»is are arranged for Open Fires. 

Board from $10.50 to $18.00 per week. Consideration for visitors for 
the season. Correspondence solicited. 



ALLEY BROTHERS, 



Ear Harbor, Me. 



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The Rodick: 




Nlain Street, Bar Harbor, 

D. RODICK & SONS, Proprietors. 



Largest hotel in Maine. Four hundred sleeping rooms belonging to 
the hotel and cottages connected. 

Complete drainage and water supply; highest elevation; beautiful 
and extensive views; largest lawn and grounds of any hotel at Bar Har- 
bor: lighted with gas and has modern improvements. 

Our Halls, Parlors, Office and Dining Hall afford ample accommoda- 
tion for one thousand persons. 

Prices according to size and location of rooms. Liberal terms by 
the season. 



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FALMOUTH HOTEL. 



PORTLAND, NIAINE 



J. K. MARTIN, Proprietor. 



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"The Falmouth" is one of the most elegant and 
perfect Hotels in the United States. Its location 
being near the public buildings, banks and princi- 
pal stores, is the finest and iTiost desirable in the 
city. Every improvement known to modern inge- 
nuity and skill will be found at "The Falmouth," 
while its CUISINE and service is unexceptionable. The 
hotel is furnished in elegant and costly style ; rooms 
single or en suite; private dra^wing-rooms and dining- 
rooms. Rates are graded at $2.00, $2.50, $3,00, 
$3. SO, $4.00 and $4. SO per day, according to size 
and location of rooms. 





















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